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Wipro, HERE to co-develop customized location-based, analytics solutions

In a move towards creating a more autonomous world, the key areas of partnership are in location planning for smart metering and in field service management. HERE Tracking is expected to enable monitoring and tracking of supply chain, assets & field engineers on a real-time basis to build operational efficiencies.

Jason Jameson, SVP & general manager, APAC, HERE Technologies
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Jason Jameson, SVP " general manager, APAC, HERE Technologies

September 1, 2021: Global information technology player Wipro and HERE Technologies, a location data and technology platform, have recently announced that they are partnering to offer location-based services, to customers from energy and utilities, manufacturing, transport and logistics, telecom and automotive industry verticals.

As part of this announcement, Wipro and HERE will be jointly developing solutions in the areas of asset tracking, logistics, supply chain, smart-metering and analytics, field workforce management, and private mapping-as-a-service for indoor and outdoor real-time asset tracking.

An Internet of Things (IoT) based smart metering solution being developed by both companies, will provide better information to customers on energy consumption and asset management. The HERE mapping-as-a-service solution enables enterprises to build private maps in the field and manage their autonomous vehicles more efficiently, by providing information to their drivers on routing time, speed, fuel consumption and hazardous conditions. Here Tracking will help Wipro’s customers monitor and track assets, field engineers and supply chain on a real-time basis both indoor and outdoor, as well as provide analytics to build operational efficiencies.

Sarat Chand, regional head & managing director - Benelux, Wipro Limited said, “We are happy to be partnering with HERE Technologies to co-develop customized solutions, for customers who require location as a key component of their services. We are excited about the future of this partnership and the potential it offers in the journey towards an autonomous world.”

Jason Jameson, SVP & general manager, APAC, HERE Technologies said, “We are delighted to be partnering with Wipro to provide location-based services for their customers on a global level. Combined with Wipro’s solutions, HERE location technology will open up further opportunities across different industries, providing customers with more relevant and customized solutions, leading to world-class user experiences.”

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